
News & Events
A collection of CGIAR featured news and upcoming events
Featured news
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Scaling Circular Solutions: India’s Circular Bioeconomy Innovation Hub Initiative
CGIAR Initiative on Nature-Positive Solutions31.01.25-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The CGIAR initiative on Nature-Positive Solutions (NATURE+), in collaboration with BAIF Development …
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International Day of Women and Girls in Science
CGIAR30.01.25-
Gender equality
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Celebrated annually on February 11, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science highlights…
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Business as unusual: CGIAR's next-level investment in scaling agricultural innovations
CGIAR30.01.25A fresh start for CGIAR A new year often means fresh starts—and that's certainly true…
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New Report Identifies Progress and Challenges in Food Systems Transformation in Countdown to 2030
CGIAR17.01.25A groundbreaking new study, “Governance and resilience as entry points for transforming food syste…
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On scaling agricultural innovations: Insights from 2024 Scaling Fund winners
CGIAR15.01.25"He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata. (What…
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Sudan food emergency: Local researcher unpacks scale of the disaster and what action is needed
CGIAR Initiative on Fragility, Conflict, and Migration14.01.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The UN recently warned of the risk of famine in Sudan. The war between the army and…
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CGIAR System Board Chair Messages
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Message from the CGIAR System Board Chair: Travel and meeting highlights, and dialogue with the Executive Managing Director
CGIAR09.01.24Greetings to the CGIAR family. I'm here to give you an update on what has…
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CGIAR Board Chair Travel and Meetings Update
CGIAR15.12.23Warm greetings to the CGIAR community. I’ll open this edition of my blog by commending the…
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Catching up with CGIAR Board Chair at WorldVeg
CGIAR15.12.23Greetings to the One CGIAR family. For this edition of my blog, I'm speaking to…
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News from the Centers and Programs
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The disappearing savannas: Is West Africa trading soil health for farmland?
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)10.02.25West Africa’s ecosystems are transforming, reshaping its vast savannas into forest islands or arab…
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Cassava seed business changes women farmers’ lives in Tanzania
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)10.02.25Tanzania is building sustainable cassava-seed systems for high-quality seed through cassava seed ent…
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IITA and partners launch AfPBA CRISPR Class III Training to empower Africa’s Crop Improvement Scientists
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)10.02.25IITA–CGIAR, a member of the African Orphan Crops Consortium (AOCC) in partnership with the Univ…
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BBEST Project train Kinshasa vegetable farmers on organic fertilizer production
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)10.02.25Vegetable farmers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are building their capacity in the…
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IITA takes the lead in the Soy Agronomy Center of Excellence
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)10.02.25On 21 January, IITA officially assumed leadership of the Soy Agronomy Center of Excellence, marki…
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NARES and IRRI advance market-driven varieties and accelerate adoption of new rice varieties in Africa
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)06.02.25-
Food security
A photo-op of participants at the 2024 NARES-IRRI Joint Advancement Meeting, with over 90 participan…
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